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UPDATE – MnSCU May Send 6,000 Layoff Notices On Friday

By The Associated Press June 8, 2011

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will send layoff notices to 6,000 employees Friday if it can't work out a deal to get access to its money in a state government shutdown.

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Category: Education, St. Cloud News, State/Regional News Tags: government shutdown, MnSCU, state budget

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Shutdown Worries Prompt Emergency Meeting At MnSCU

By The Associated Press June 8, 2011

The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have called an emergency meeting to consider the implications of a state government shutdown. The trustees are scheduled to meet Wednesday morning.

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Category: St. Cloud News, State/Regional News Tags: budget, government shutdown, mnscue

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First Batch Of MN Worker Layoff Notices Delayed

By The Associated Press June 1, 2011

About 800 state workers who were expecting layoff notices this week in preparation for a possible state government shutdown are getting a nine-day reprieve.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: budget impasse, government shutdown, lyoff notices, minnesota, state workers

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Minnesota Notifies Contractors Of Possible Shutdown

By The Associated Press May 31, 2011

The state of Minnesota has warned its private contractors that they won't be paid if the current budget impasse between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers is unresolved by July 1.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: government shutdown

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Dayton Administration Starts Shutdown Preparations

By The Associated Press May 25, 2011

State agency commissioners in the administration of Gov. Mark Dayton are preparing for a possible state government shutdown in case the governor and legislative Republicans can't settle on a state budget by the end of June.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: budget impasse, government shutdown, Governor Mark Dayton

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Bachmann Pledges To Refuse Pay, If Shutdown Happens

By Jim Maurice April 8, 2011

The clock is ticking towards a federal government shutdown. If that happens later today (Friday), Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she'll refuse her paycheck.

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Category: St. Cloud News, State/Regional News Tags: government shutdown, Michele Bachmann

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Army Corps Would Fight Minn. Floods In Shutdown

By Lee Voss April 7, 2011

Most federal employees in Minnesota would be furloughed if a government shutdown happens; but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District is a different story. The Army Corps is charged with responding to emergencies, so workers in Minnesota would continue to lead flood efforts across the state.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: army corps of engineers, emergency response, flood response, government shutdown